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The risks physicians, nurses and
other health care workers face,
by reusing masks and gowns,
resemble the risks soldiers faced
over 15 years ago when patrolling
Iraq in unarmored vehicles. A
shortage of personal protective
equipment (PPE) is one of the
defining characteristics of the
COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis
many compare to a war. ▶
COVID-
HEALTH WORKERS
ARE NOT SOLDIERS
By Elliot Ackerman and Dr. Allan S. Detsky